Friends, Family, Guinness, and Driving on the Wrong Side of the Road

We walked into our hotel in Dublin and were greeted by my Dad! How fun! He had gotten there hours earlier, checked in, and had already explored the area. It was so good to see him (although it was a bit surreal)!

It was raining and we were tired but somehow both of us were totally energized. The second we got into the Temple Bar area (Dublin’s main party district) we both wanted a drink even though I swore I was detoxing. ☺ Just something about being in Ireland! Of course, our first drink had to be a Guinness. I’m totally not a Guinness drinker (or really any kind of beer) but it was actually really good….they seriously just taste better here!

The next day, our good friend Fiona came to meet us for a coffee with her son Kiran and niece Kelly. It was so good to see them….again totally surreal….even though she’s one of the reason’s we came here! It was a short visit and unfortunately all she did was end up waiting at the car rental place with us because they totally screwed us by giving our car away. ☹ We were both pissed but somehow it didn’t seem so bad since we had Fiona and our Dad there to hang with. ☺

Luckily after a 2 hour wait we were finally on our way. And of course, the second we got into the car it started raining….just in time for Darsh to learn how to drive on the wrong side of the road. Even though I wasn’t driving it was just weird! Fiona gave us the best advice though – just remember you (the driver) is always in the middle of the road.

Despite the rain and learning how to drive all over again we made it to Kilkenny with no problem....well thanks to our driver and handy GPS. Thanks Darsh for all the driving! ☺ Kilkenny is a cute little town and it’s main attraction is the Kilkenny Castle which was exactly what you would think an Irish castle would be – a huge medieval building with perfectly manicured grounds that went on forever. We also walked by St. Canice’s Cathedral which was a bit eerie in the late evening with a cemetery on its grounds complete with creepy crows….we didn’t stay long!

After a long day of driving we finally had a chance to sit down and eat at Grapevine, a cute tapas place. And then we just chilled at our B&B, Rosquil House. Our room was lovely, and the service phenomenal. Even better was the breakfast the next day. It was one of the best stays we had on our trip!